Gallant Capital Partners Fund II

United States
Series A
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About Gallant Capital Partners Fund II

Gallant Capital Partners Fund II is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Deep Tech
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Lower mid-market operators seeking deep operational partnership

lower middle market
operational value-add
buyout
sector expertise
management partnering

Bullish Signals

$1.4BN AUM, 46 transactions closedexternal
20+ professionals, deep ops benchexternal
14+ active portfolio companiesexternal
Dedicated transformation MD & Principal rolesexternal
BD team: ex-Platinum Equity, JPM, Whartonexternal
BD VP: ex-OpenGate, Vaquero, White Oakwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Operational control may limit founder autonomyexternal
Lower mid-market only — narrow scopeexternal

Founder Do's

Operate in sectors with proven team experience
Welcome hands-on operational support
Seek long-term growth partnership
Have strong existing management team
Ready for transformation & improvement

Founder Don'ts

Avoid if unwilling to share operational control
Not suited for early-stage / pre-revenue
Avoid if no clear sector fit with team

Key GPs & Partners

DN
Desmond Nugent
Partner, Head of Operations
operationalhands-onlower-mid-market
AG
Anthony Guagliano
Partner
investorlower-mid-marketexperienced
JG
Jon Gimbel
Partner
investorlower-mid-marketexperienced
ZS
Zack Stiefler
Managing Director
execution-focusedoperationaldeals
MP
Marc Pierre
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Chief Compliance Officer
financecomplianceoperations
JK
Jamie Kim
Managing Director, Head of Business Development
BD-focuseddealflownetworked
JC
Joshua Carter
Managing Director
executionportfoliomid-market
CS
Christopher Suen
Managing Director
financeoperationsportfolio
DJ
Dan Johnson
Principal
dealsmid-marketanalytical
BN
Brad Nii
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
capital marketsfinancefundraising
RC
Roger Chou
Vice President, Operations (Finance)
finance-opsERPtransformation
TM
Tyler Mills
Principal, Operations (Transformation)
transformationoperationalprincipal
MPa
Matt Pareti
Managing Director, Operations (Transformation)
transformationops-leadershipexecution
DV
Drew Vannier
Director of Finance
financedirectorportfolio
JGa
Jo Garrett
Principal, Operations (Finance)
finance-opsprincipalportfolio
KK
Kristian Kemppainen
Vice President, Business Development
BDdealflowVP-level
WM
Will Michele
Vice President
VP-levelgeneralistportfolio
CR
Cameron Ro
Associate, Business Development
BDassociatedealflow
JW
Joe Woo
Associate
associategeneralistportfolio
SM
Spencer Modes
Associate
associategeneralistportfolio
IR
Ian Robertsson
Associate
associategeneralistportfolio
SB
Stephanie Breslauer
Executive Assistant
adminexecutive-supportoperations
BP
Becky Porter
Office Manager / Administrative Assistant
adminoffice-managementsupport

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$406M
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Key People

Zack Stiefler, Christopher Suen

Desmond NugentPartner, Head of Operations
Anthony GuaglianoPartner
Jon GimbelPartner
Zack StieflerManaging Director
Marc PierreChief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Chief Compliance Officer
Jamie KimManaging Director, Head of Business Development
Joshua CarterManaging Director
Christopher SuenManaging Director
Dan JohnsonPrincipal
Brad NiiManaging Director, Head of Capital Markets
Roger ChouVice President, Operations (Finance)
Tyler MillsPrincipal, Operations (Transformation)
Matt ParetiManaging Director, Operations (Transformation)
Drew VannierDirector of Finance
Jo GarrettPrincipal, Operations (Finance)
Kristian KemppainenVice President, Business Development
Will MicheleVice President
Cameron RoAssociate, Business Development
Joe WooAssociate
Spencer ModesAssociate
Ian RobertssonAssociate
Stephanie BreslauerExecutive Assistant
Becky PorterOffice Manager / Administrative Assistant

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